Exercise Benefits Cancer Survivors

Increases Cognitive Function and Reduces Fatigue

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Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity increases cognitive function and reduces fatigue in breast cancer survivors, concludes a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne study. The 299 participants that had undergone chemotherapy an average of eight years earlier wore an accelerometer for a week to measure their average daily minutes of exercise and completed a set of questionnaires and neuropsychological tests. The findings suggest that those regularly performing this level of exercise benefit through improved attention, memory and multitasking abilities.

Also, in a recent Portuguese study of 15 women being treated for advanced breast cancer, eight women performed two, one-hour sessions a week of aerobic, strength-training and arm exercises. After 12 weeks, they experienced significantly less fatigue and pain, improved cardiovascular fitness, better emotional well-being and a greater ability to perform daily tasks, compared to the control group.

Sharing ideas and information gleaned from cutting-edge empirical brain research and training related to the body-mind connection, is a common occurrence over dinner in the home Susan and Mark Stephenson, owners of Rejuvenate Active Recovery Centers, in Naples.

In the eyes of functional medicine practitioners such as Dee Harris and Deb Post, patient relationships, their knowledge and understanding of up to date research in blood chemistry testing, microbiome testing and the interpretation of test results is essential.

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